Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96248W701959 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenDec 13, 2023
US
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 32 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA96248W701959
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
701959

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 13, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV 351928949UG8K/TA
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV 351928949UG8K/TA
Jul 24, 2026AZII · Walk-around9OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155949UG8K/MX
Apr 29, 2026USI · Full3OOSCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215449UG8K/MX
Apr 1, 2026TXI · Full3CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215449UG8K/SI
Jul 7, 2025USI · Full28OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155949UG8K/MX
Feb 12, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969149UG8K/MX
Apr 2, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536949UG8K/MX
Jan 18, 2024USI · Full13JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155949UG8K/MX
Dec 13, 2023USI · Full14OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155949UG8K/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV3519289Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20262TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Dec 13, 2023Jul 24, 20264SO
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Apr 1, 2026Apr 29, 20262TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Feb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251TA
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 20241TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
49UG8KTA2BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CVAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20262
49UG8KMX2JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLADec 13, 2023Jul 24, 20264
49UG8KMXCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
49UG8KSICUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
49UG8KMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
49UG8KMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026